Pharmacy, IT, & Me: Your Informatics Pharmacist Podcast

49. Last Week in Health IT for April 19th, 2019 Intended Audience: Everyone On today's episode, we talk about some of the news items that occurred in health IT. We talk about different topics such as precision prescribing, all-in-one systems, tools for hospital stays, and AI's impact in medical imaging and congenital heart disease. Follow us on social media! Twitter: @pharmacyitme Instagram: @phar...

48. From Experience to Academia feat. Dr. Armen Simonian Intended Audience: Everyone Dr. Armen Simonian of KGI School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences discusses his vast experience in pharmacy informatics and technology systems and how that translates over to what he currently teaches students over at KGI School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. To reach Dr. Simonian, you can email him at armen_simo...

47. IV got Workflow to do! IV Workflow Management Applications Intended Audience: Newcomers to Pharmacy Informatics On this introduction episode, we talk what IV Workflow Management Applications are and how they can increase efficiency and safety in the pharmacy. More info about BD Cato aka BD Pyxis IV Prep: https://www.bd.com/en-us/offerings/capabilities/medication-and-supply-management/medicatio...

46. Last Week in Health IT for April 12th, 2019 Intended Audience: Everyone Come check out today's Last Week in Health IT episode where we discuss several news items from this past week! We discuss new happenings in interoperability, teledentistry, machine learning, cybersecurity, and more. Follow us on social media! Twitter: @pharmacyitme Instagram: @pharmacyinformatics Website: Pharmacy IT &...

45: Ushering Pharmacy Informatics to the Community Setting feat. Dr. Mimi Baker Intended Audience: Everyone On this episode, we get to speak with Dr. Mimi Baker on her career path through residency and eventually landing in clinical software development of a community pharmacy clinical application. She discusses her goals of ushering clinical data into the community setting and talks about how pha...

44. Delivery Guaranteed! Project Management Basics Intended Audience: Pharmacists who manage projects On this episode, we go over the very basics of project management. Follow this guide for a framework on how to delivery your project appropriately. For more details on project management, you can visit www.pmi.org Follow us on social media! Twitter: @pharmacyitme Instagram: @pharmacyinformatics We...

43. Last Week in Health IT for April 5th, 2019 Intended Audience: Everyone Come check out today's Last Week in Health IT episode where we discuss several news items from this past week! We talk about some new efforts in AI and deep learning, some April Fools pranks, FHIR R4, and more. Follow us on social media! Twitter: @pharmacyitme Instagram: @pharmacyinformatics Website: Pharmacy IT & M...

42. Carrying the Bag in Health IT feat. Dr. Jason Lebowitz Intended Audience: Everyone On this episode, we talk to Dr. Jason Lebowitz on his career path through working for large Health IT companies and what his thoughts are in applying clinical pharmacy knowledge in Health IT sales. In addition, he discusses the importance taking opportunities to advance your career and how he decided to pursue a...

41. What Makes You So Special, Pharmacist Intended Audience: Newcomers We all know pharmacists can work in healthcare IT as clinical pharmacists or informatics pharmacists, but what makes them so special? That's what we explore in today's short episode of Pharmacy, IT, & Me. Follow us on social media! Twitter: @pharmacyitme Instagram: @pharmacyinformatics Website: Pharmacy IT & Me Emai...

40. Last Week in Health IT for March 29th, 2019 Intended Audience: Everyone We talk some healthcare IT news for this past week that includes but is not limited to drones, blood sample delivery, interventional radiology, telemedicine, and more. Follow us on social media! Twitter: @pharmacyitme Instagram: @pharmacyinformatics Website: Pharmacy IT & Me Email: tony@pharmacyitme.com Follow Tony...

39. Pharmacy Paths Less Traveled feat. Pharmacy Student Aaron Smith Intended Audience: Everyone On today's episode, we speak with pharmacy student Aaron Smith on why he decided to pursue the path of pharmacy technologies and informatics. In addition, we talk about an innovative rotation he's currently on and his YouTube project entitled Pharmacy Paths Less Traveled. More information: Aaron Smith's...

38. To Be or Not To Be a Pharmacy Informatics Resident Intended Audience: Pharmacy Students or Pharmacists Considering Informatics Residency On this episode, we tackle the question of whether you should do a pharmacy informatics residency or not. Hint: it may not be what you think it is. More information: ASHP's directory of residencies: https://accred.ashp.org/aps/pages/directory/residencyprogram...

37. Last Week in Health IT for March 22nd, 2019 Intended Audience: Everyone This week's health IT news is pretty light, but we talk about some integrated healthcare IT and Amazon's partnership with One Drop. More Info: Amazon & One Drop: https://digiday.com/retail/amazon-exclusive-medical-brand-choice-expands-services-one-drop-partnership/ St. Luke's patient monitoring integration: https://www...

36. New Grads in Health IT feat. Dr. David Vu Intended Audience: Everyone On this episode, we speak with new grad Dr. David Vu, PharmD, CPHIMS on his role as a quality assurance engineer for Kit Check and ambassador of OpenEMR. You can reach David at the following: Email: vud@vcu.edu LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vcudavidvu/ Follow us on social media! Twitter: @pharmacyitme Instagram: @pha...

35. Electronic Efficiency: An Intro to ePrescribe Intended Audience: Newcomers to Pharmacy Informatics On today's episode, we take a brief look at what ePrescribe is, why it's beneficial, and what an informatics pharmacist's role is in troubleshooting ePrescribe. In addition, we briefly talk about EPCS and why it's become more common. More info about Surescripts ePrescribing here: https://surescri...

34. Last Week in Health IT for March 15th, 2019 Intended Audience: Everyone We go over last week's healthcare IT news which was surprisingly focused on artificial intelligence for the most part. We talk about mergers, AI, the Digital Health Silk Road, and more. Additional Info: State of AI 2019: www.stateofai2019.com Digital Health Silk Road: https://pages.healthcareitnews.com/HIMSSInsights3.html...

33. Dr. Komal Patel, Clinical Pharmacist in Health IT Intended Audience: Everyone Today we speak with Dr. Komal Patel about her role as a clinical pharmacist working with a Health IT company. She will also be presenting at the upcoming CPhA Western Pharmacy Exchange on the future of healthcare and IT. Contact Dr. Patel at: kapatel006@gmail.com or LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/komal-patelrx...

32. Hey Data, Are We Related? Relational Databases Part 1 Intended Audience: Newcomers Today's episode focuses on a very basic introduction on what databases, tables, records, and fields are. Knowing these are essential to eventually understanding how relational databases work. More information: What are Relational Databases? https://searchdatamanagement.techtarget.com/definition/relational-databa...

31. Last Week in Health IT for March 8th, 2019 Intended Audience: Everyone We're back with another episode of Last Week in Health IT! We talk about company partnerships, mergers, acquirements, and a lot more in this busy week of health IT. Check out more news items at www.healthcareitnews.com ! Follow us on social media! Twitter: @pharmacyitme Instagram: @pharmacyinformatics Website: Pharmacy IT &...

30. Chuck Hennes & Hunter Whitworth: PharmD/MHIT Students Intended Audience: Everyone Today we interview two students, Chuck Hennes and Hunter Whitworth, who are in a PharmD/MHIT dual degree program at the University of South Carolina. We also discuss their recent trip to the HIMSS19 conference, their perspectives on healthcare IT, and why they chose to pursue this dual degree program. Follow...

29. Medication Use Process & Technology Intended Audience: Students and Newcomers to Pharmacy Informatics Today's episode, we talk about the different steps in the Medication Use Process and how current technologies can affect each step. More Resources: Medication Use Process: https://www.achca.org/assets/docs/ltcplc_stmt3_meduseprocess_081031.pdf Medication Safety and Avoiding Errors: https:/...

28. Last Week in Health IT for March 1st, 2019 Intended Audience: Everybody Starting the new month, we go over some of the Health IT news in the past week, such as phasing out "old" technology, machine learning in disease screening, opioid mapping tool updates, and more. Other resources: Medical Genome Initiative: https://medgenomeinitiative.org/ Showcase of Philips Azurion with Microsoft HoloLens...

27. Dr. Maritza Lew, Manager, Core Clinical Systems Intended Audience: Everyone On today's episode, we have the privilege of interviewing Dr. Maritza Lew, PharmD, CPHIMS, PMP. She talks about her journey into becoming a manager of core clinical systems at her current place of employment. She is also the current chair of the ASHP Section of Pharmacy Informatics and Technology. To find out more abou...

26. Pharmacy, IT, & 340B Intended Audience: Students and Newcomers Today we talk about the complicated government rebate program known to many as the 340B program, and we talk about how certain software application can help manage the 340B strict inventory rules through split purchasing. For more info on 340B, visit the OPA website at https://www.hrsa.gov/opa/index.html Follow us on social med...

25. Last Week in Health IT, 02/20/2019 Intended Audience: Everyone On this episode, we talk about several news items that occurred this past week, including Kaiser's new medical school, ONC's new goals, and a crossover between Quorum and Oracle. For the full ONC HITAC release, please visit this link . Follow us on social media! Twitter: @pharmacyitme Instagram: @pharmacyinformatics Website: Pharma...